What Does The GO Command Do?
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube.
When I started working with T-SQL, I thought the GO command was optional, kind of...
2018-06-08 (first published: 2018-05-29)
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Blog Posts
Azure PowerShell – List Virtual Machine Sizes
For those who use PowerShell to do things in Azure you will know that occasionally there is a parameter that...
2018-06-07 (first published: 2018-05-29)
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dbachecks – Dark Mode Historical Validation PowerBi
in my last post I showed how you can save the results of dbachecks to a database and created a...
2018-06-07 (first published: 2018-05-28)
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Enable SQLCMD Mode in SQL Server Management Studio
SQLCMD mode in SSMS allows you to use the command line tool within SSMS. Using this feature of the SSMS,...
2018-06-07
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No @@ServerName on Linux
I setup a new instance of SQL Server on Linux some time ago. At the time, the Linux machine didn’t...
2018-06-07
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Power BI Report Accessibility Checklist
In many cases, some small changes can go a long way in making your Power BI reports more accessible for...
2018-06-07
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Removing the time element from a datetime
Killing Time – or removing the time element from a datetime
Over the course of time, we all collect scripts and routines...
2018-06-07
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SQL in the City Streamed: June 2018
Next week, Redgate Software, will be putting on SQL in the City Streamed. These events are a great way to...
2018-06-07
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Upcoming: Speaking on permissions at PASS Summit 2018 and 24 Hours of PASS
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected to present at the PASS Summit! This will be my fourth year speaking at the Summit, and it’s always a privilege....
2018-06-07
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Upcoming: Speaking on permissions at PASS Summit 2018 and 24 Hours of PASS
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected to present at the PASS Summit! This will be my fourth year...
2018-06-07
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Blogs
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers